First NCAA Wrestling Coaches’ Panel Rankings Released

“The NCAA released Friday the first of four coaches’ panel rankings for the 2016-17 wrestling season. The final rankings will be one of the tools used as part of the selection process to determine the qualifiers for the 2016 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships.” — NCAA Wrestling

125: #1 Thomas Gilman (Iowa), #13 Dylan Peters (UNI/Denver-Tripoli), #20 Markus Simmons (ISU)
133: #3 Cory Clark (Iowa/Southeast Polk), #10 Josh Alber (UNI), #12 Earl Hall (ISU)
141: #9 Colton McCrystal (Nebraska/Sargent Bluff Luton), #18 Topher Carton (Iowa/Davenport Assumption), #27 Jack Hathaway (Oregon State/Iowa City West), #33 Kyle Springer (Eastern Michigan/Davenport Assumption)
149: #3 Brandon Sorensen (Iowa/Denver-Tripoli), #8 Max Thomsen (UNI/Union)
157: #2 Michael Kemerer (Iowa)
165: #10 Bryce Steiert (UNI/Waverly-Shell Rock), #21 Joey Gunther (Iowa)
 174: #7 Lelund Weatherspoon (ISU), #10 Taylor Lujan (UNI), #12 Alex Meyer (Iowa/Southeast Polk)
184: #4 Sammy Brooks (Iowa), #14 Drew Foster (UNI/Mediapolis)
197: n/a
285: #9 Sam Stoll (Iowa), #20 Ross Larson (Oklahoma/Ballard/Ankeny), #29 Quean Smith (ISU)